Method of and apparatus for the preservation of bodies after burial



V. BRANCIF'ORTI. METHOD Ol: AND APPARATUS FOR THE PRESERVATION 0F -BDIESAFTER BURIAL.

APPLICATION HLED Nov.4. |919.'

1,365,689. Pand Jan. 11,1921.

BVM

ATTORNEYS UNITED` STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VINCENZOBRANCIEORTI, F NEW YORK, N.

METHOD 0F AND'APPARATUS FOR THE PRESERVATION 0F BODIES AFTER BURIAL.

Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 11, 192,1.

` Application filed November 4, 1919. Serial No. 335,718.

T oel?, 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ViNcENzo BRAN- cironri, a subject off the King oit Italy, and aI resident of New York, borough ot Man- -liattan, in the county of New York and having provision Jfor containing certain chemical' preservatives which act on the body to preserve same.

The practice ot this invention also involves a method ot preserving bodies, and

an object is to disclose the use and practice of certain chemical preservatives used in connection withV this particular form of coiiin which will function to effectively preserve a body. v

' It is also an object of this invention to produce a coti-n or casket substantial and strong in construction, inexpensive to pro duce, and which will effectively preserve bodies as aforesaid.

' TWith the above principal objects and others in view, the invention has relation to al certain combination and arrangement of colin parts, an example of which. is described in this specification, pointed out in the appended claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein,

Figure l showsV a plan view ot the coiiin with the lid? removed, and Fig. 2v illustrates a longitudinal vertical section of the coffin. The Fig. 3 portrays asectional view of" a certain chem-ical container employed inthe coliin for distributing chemical preserva tives. -Fig. 4.- shows the end of a tube which dips into the end' of one ot the chemical containers to torce the liquid therefrom to the body.

A coiiin constructed in accordance with the concepts oi' my invention comprises a container body of monolithic construction fitted with. a lid. Stone slabs or partitions are mounted in the container and spaced one from another to hold containing ves-Y sels for distributing chemical preservative fumes throughout the coiiin'.

)In presenting a more detailed Vdisclosure oi my invention, reference is had to the drawings where a coffin or container 5- is constructed of stone. This coiiin may be constructed of concrete in order that a substantially monolithic structure may result. A coiiin lid 6 is made of similar materialand is bolted or screwed downto the container 5 by any approved method'.

A pair 'of' stone slabs or partitions 7 and t5 are employed in the container 5 Jfor hold-l ing acid cups and for supporting the body inl proper relation to the preservative means. Ihe stone partitions or slabs are supported in spaced relation one from the other and' tromfthe iioor by blocks or stone supports inserted between the slabs. made in the slabs.

An opening 10 is made in the stone slab 7. Cups or containersll and l2 are made in the slab 7 and placed there for the purpose oiholding a portion of preservative acids, as later disclosed. A closure dome 14 is inserted in the stone slabA 7 over the opening 10 to confine the air and the acid laden air in the space between the slab 7 and the bottom of the coiin. Another acid container 15 is placed at any convenient po-y sition in the comu, and preferably will be heldin a small cavity formedin the slab 7.

In assembling this coitin and making it ready tor use, a ortion of carbid mixed with flour of white lime in smali granules is placed on the floor of the coffin. rIhe slab 7, with its several acid containing parts properly` positioned, is fitted down vin the bottom'of the coliin with spacer blocks 1,16 inserted between the cotiin and the slab. The slab or partition 7 'is then cemented in by applying a fine mixture of cement around the abutting surfaces and edgesV oijl the coffin 5 and slab 7. This forms a substantially air-tight structure and provides a sealed air chamber between the bottom of the coiiin and the slab 7 A tube 17 is inserted in the closure dome 14 and connects with the acidv container 15. A In this manner, wi'umes arising from the acetylene and white lime mixture are transmitted to the acid container 15. Another tube 18k is inserted in the closure dome la and placed; in position to be passed through a hole in the stone slab 8 when said slab isi lowered in the cotiin. Another tube Holes 7a arev 20 is connected With the acid container 15 and placed in a position to be passed through a hole in the slab 8 when said slab is lowered in the coflin.

The slab 8 is next inserted in position and cemented around the edges thereof to form an air sealed joint similar to the manner of installing the slab .7 in the coiiinV as previously described. The tubes 18 and 20 are brought up through holes formed in the slab 8 and terminate in a position about central With the coflin container.

A solution of formaldehyde and arsenic is contained in the acid container 15, While 4a mixture of vaseline and bichlorid is placed in the containers 11, and a solution of liquor aesolis and glycerin is placed in the other container 12 at the time the slab 7 is placed in position. The chemicals in the cups'll and 12 act to kill vermin formation in the coiiin after the body is buried. The dampness in the coiiin acts on the carbid and releases acetylene gas which permeates the Whole coflin interior, and tends to dry up the body. The pressure generated by the acetylene forces the formaldehyde and arsenic from the bottle 15 to the body. The formaldehyde and arsenic with the acetylene gas and lime fumes effect a drying action on the body and thoroughly dries the same up, leaving it in preserved form.

This colin and combined method of preserving bodies will act to indefinitely keep bodies in a form of perpetual preservation.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A method of preserving bodies after burial, which includes placing said body in a sealed container together with a substance adapted to react vviththe moisture in the air of said container so as to generate a preservative gas under pressure, the pressure of Said gas being adapted to force liquid preservatives into said body.

2. A method of preserving bodies after burial, which includes placing said body in a sealed container together With calcium carbid, said carbid being adapted to react with the moisture in the air of said container so as to generate the preservative gas acetylene.

3. A method of preserving bodies after burial, which includes placing said body in a sealed container together with calcium carbid and a vessel containing a liquid preservative, said carbid being adapted to react with the moisture in the air of said container so as to generate the preservative gas acetylene under pressure, said gas being adapted to inject said liquid preservative into said body from said vessel.

4. A method of preserving bodies after burial, which includes placing said body in a sealed container together with calcium carbid and a vessel containing a liquid preservative consisting of formaldehyde and arsenic.

5. A method of preserving bodies after burial, which includes placing said body in a sealed container together with calcium carbid, said carbid being adapted to react with the moisture in the air of said container so as to generate the preservative gas acetylene, said container also containing an open vessel containing vaseline and bichlorid of mercury.

6. A method of preserving bodies after burial, which includes placing said body in a sealed container together with calcium carbid, said carbid being adapted to react with the moisture in the air of said container so as to generate the preservative gas acetylene, said container also containing an open vessel which contains a solution of liquor aesolisis and glycerin.

7. A method of preservingI bodies after burial, Which includes placing said body in a sealed container together with calcium carbid and a vessel containing a liquid preservative, said carbid being adapted to react With the moisture in the air of said container so as to generate the preservative gas acetylene under pressure, said gas being adapted to inject said liquid preservative into said body from said vessel, said container also containing an open vessel which contains vaseline and bichlorid of mercury and an open vessel containing a solution of liquor aesolisis and glycerin.

8. A method of preserving bodies after burial, which includes placing said body in a sealed container together with a mixture of calcium carbid and lime, said carbid being adapted to react with the moisture in the air of said container so as to generate the preservative gas acetylene, and said lime being adapted to combine with an excess of moisture in the said air so as t0 prevent an excessive generation of acetylene.

9. In an apparatus for the preservation of bodies after burial, a sealed container, a plurality of false bottoms in the said container adapted to form a plurality of compartments, said compartments having com- 115 munication one with another, one of said compartments being adapted to contain a material which Will react With the moisture in the air of said container so as to generate a preservative gas under pressure.

l0. In an apparatus for the preservation of bodies after burial, a sealed container, a plurality of false bottoms positioned in said container adapted to form a plurality of compartments having communication one 125 with another, one of said compartments being adapted to contain a material which will react with the moisture in the air of said container so as to generate a preservative gas under pressure, a vessel .positioned in a 130 oi' bodies after burial, a sealed container, a plurality of false bottoms positioned in said container adapted to form a plurality of compartments having communication one with another, one of said compartments be* ing adapted to contain a material which Will react with the moisture in the air of said container so as to generate a preservative gas under pressure, a vessel positioned in a second compartment adapted to contain a 15 liquid preservative, and additional open vessels in one of said compartments adapted to contain preservatives which will prevent decomposition of said body and the growth of vermin.

viNoENzo BRANCIFORTI. 

